remains

Question 1

on another occasion

Answer 1

opens in media res which confuses the reader

dont know whats going in which can mirror the soldier as they are not emotionally prepared of whats going to happen next

lack of military compassion

Question 2

we get sent out

Answer 2

one occasion of many

soldiers have to deal with this day to day basis

Question 3

possibly armed possibly not

Answer 3

shows that there could be a slight chance he is innocent or not

there is a clear anaphora of this phrase later in the poem to show how he is focused on the possibility of the killing being unjustified, and how he feels guilty

Question 4

sort of inside out

pain itself image of agony

Answer 4

gruesome imagery

pain its self - colloquial language comes from trying to pretend he has not been impacted. writing the poem shows how his feeling are slowly getting to him

Question 5

tosses his guts back to his body, then hes carted off at the back of the lorry

Answer 5

tosses - shows a lack of respect or care, not respecting it shows that its being treated as a object

can also show an action they are used to doing - natural reaction b

Question 6

his bloody life in my bloody hands

Answer 6

adjective bloody could be describing the violent and gruesome nature of his death or it could mean that this certain event has cursed him from killing him

hand have a symbol of guilt and responsibility

Question 7

and i swar // i see every round as it rips through his life

Answer 7

the use of ENJAMBMENT within the 2 stanzas causes tension and builds up to violent imagery

can also suggest that the speaker is unable to separate out the events.

Question 8

then im home on leave. but i blink

Answer 8

going home symbol of the end of his memory and the calmness from it

however the CAESURA “but i blink” shows how war continues to impact him even when hye should be able to escape it